YP Synergy Symposium presented by PBN

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED. 
Walk-ins Accepted at the Door.
Through signature YP programming provided over the course of one day, the Synergy Symposium presented by PBN will empower young professionals to #Level-Up professional skill sets, expand business networks, discuss Hawaii's systematic issues, and foster collaboration 4HI - the vision for Hawaii's future.

Join the YP Program for its inaugural 2020 Synergy Symposium, showcasing one of Hawaii?s largest and comprehensive professional development programs offered to young professionals across all industries and career levels.  Now, it's your turn to see how your personal and professional growth can be elevated by the YP Program, as it continues to shape current and future young business leaders for a better tomorrow.
 
Spend half-the-day alongside motivated young professionals from across the state to hear from the keynote speaker, connect with leading experts during the Professional Development Classes breakout sessions, and have meaningful conversations in Exec Connect with C-suite executives about their own experiences and insights. Finish the half-day conference by creating new relationships and networking over drinks and pupus as the YPs catapult into its 9th year and celebrate the annual Program Launch Pau Hana Party !
 
The Program Launch Pau Hana Party will provide you with an opportunity to network with Hawaii?s business leaders, whose partnerships make the YP Program a success. Executive partners from Mentor Hawaii, Exec Connect and Professional Development Classes will be in attendance.

Agenda
1:00 - 2:00 PM Headshots by Paula Ota Photography (complimentary)

1:30 PM Registration

2:00 PM Welcome by Sherry Menor-McNamara and Keynote Speaker Panel including
    Ann Botticelli, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs, Hawaiian Airlines,
    Micah Kane, President & CEO, Hawaii Community Foundation
    Robert Nobriga, President, Island Holdings, Inc., and
    Nicole Velasco, Business Development, NORESCO

3:15 PM Professional Development Class Breakout Sessions
    1A: Advancing Your Life and Career Through Community Leadership and Volunteerism with Evan Leong, CEO, Brain Gain Hawaii
    2B: Young & Leading With Aloha with Breana Grosz, General Manager, International Market Place
           Learn how to make an impact as a young boss and lead your team to success. This class will discuss overcoming imposter syndrome, learning how to lead, don't let your age stop you - go for that promotion, and navigating a multigenerational workplace as a young leader.           
       3C: Change from within and creating change in your community with Dawn Lippert, CEO, Elemental Excelerator
            Navigating the intersection of purpose and profession and working to create change in your organization and in your community.

4:30 PM Exec Connect Breakout Sessions

• Gregg Dunn, President, Hawaii Theatre
• Marie Kumabe, Principal, KumabeHR
• Jason Lazzerini, President & CEO, Locations
• Tammy Mencel, Publisher & President, Pacific Business News
• Sherry Menor-McNamara, President & CEO, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii
• Michael O'Malley, Partner, Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel
• Emily Porter, Chief Operating Officer, The MacNaughton Group
• Larry Rodriguez, retired financial executive
• Maya Rogers, CEO, Tetris, Partner, Blue Startups

• Mike Ching, Managing Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP
• Jeff Higashi, SVP & Area Manager, First Hawaiian Bank
• Marie Kumabe, Principal, KumabeHR
• Sherry Menor-McNamara, President & CEO, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii
• Chandler Pearson, Director, Sales & Account Manager, Kaiser Permanente
• Ann Teranishi, EVP Operations, American Savings Bank
• Jason Thune, Director of Strategy & Innovation, Hawaiian Telcom

Mahalo to our Sponsors!